Expert Analysis

11th Circ. Ruling Stresses Economic Reality In Worker Status

The Eleventh Circuit's recent worker classification decision in Galarza v. One Call Claims, reversing a finding th... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: December Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses recent rulings and identif... (more story)

9th Circ. Ruling Upholds Employee Speech Amid Stalled NLRB

The Ninth Circuit's recent decision in National Labor Relations Board v. North Mountain Foothills Apartments shows... (more story)

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Wash. AG, Lawmakers Pitch Bill To Protect Immigrant Workers

Two Washington lawmakers and the state's attorney general Friday announced plans to introduce legislation that would attempt to protect immigrant workers from federal crackdowns, saying the state's "prosperity... (more story)

Teamsters Challenge NLRB's Bid to Block California Law

The Teamsters have asked a California federal judge to preserve a state law that expanded the state labor board's power, telling the judge that the law can exist side by side with the National Labor Relations ... (more story)

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NLRB Could Get Quorum Back After Nominee Added To Bloc

The National Labor Relations Board may soon have a quorum again after Senate Republicans added a nominee who recently won the labor committee's approval to a bloc of nearly 100 nominees for positions across fe... (more story)

10th Circ. Won't Stay Order In Union Early Retirement Case

 A union pension plan must comply with an order compelling it to restore benefits to certain early retirees while it appeals the ruling that required it to do so, the Tenth Circuit held, denying the plan's req... (more story)

Judge Halts State Dept. Layoffs Under Shutdown Deal

A California federal judge has granted a request from a group of unions to block the U.S. State Department from carrying out another round of federal employee layoffs, ruling that the previous deal ending the ... (more story)

ERISA Recap: 4 Rulings Worth Paying Attention To From Nov.

The Ninth Circuit striking down a class action win for transgender employee health plan participants who said their gender-affirming care denials were discriminatory is just one noteworthy Employee Retirement ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: 9th Circ. Hears Travel Nurses' Wage Args

In the coming week, attorneys should watch for oral arguments at the Ninth Circuit in a proposed class action by travel nurses alleging Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Inc. and a staffing company unlawfully reloca... (more story)

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Colo. Jury Awards $11.5M In HR Society Discrimination Suit

A Colorado federal jury Friday found a global human resources association racially discriminated against a Black Egyptian former employee and retaliated against her for criticizing her manager's favoritism tow... (more story)

NFL Owner's Ex-Aide Agrees To Arbitrate Harassment Suit

A former assistant to Arizona Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill agreed to proceed with arbitration in her lawsuit accusing Bidwill of harassment, after having previously opposed the move, according to a joint co... (more story)

NYC Lawmakers Overturn Vetoes To Force Pay Equity Study

The New York City Council overcame vetoes from Mayor Eric Adams to enact laws that will require companies with more than 200 workers to supply pay data to the city, clearing the way for a study that aims to id... (more story)

Law School Admissions Council Settles DEI Staffer's Bias Suit

The former manager of the Law School Admission Council's diversity program has reached a settlement with the council in her racial discrimination lawsuit alleging she was passed over for promotion because she ... (more story)

Stone Hilton Wants Cruz Subpoena Tossed In Harassment Suit

Stone Hilton PLLC is asking a Texas federal court to toss a subpoena from a former executive assistant for information about a firm partner's past tenure with the office of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, saying the purpo... (more story)

Harvard Should Allow Union Access To Report, NLRB Says

The union representing Harvard's campus police should have been able to access the report the school commissioned while investigating how officers handled a 2023 student sexual assault case, National Labor Rel... (more story)

Fired Worker Slaps Hertz With Pay Equity And Retaliation Suit

A former worker hit the Hertz Corp. with a lawsuit in Georgia federal court, claiming that the car rental company gave male employees better pay and treatment than women, and eventually fired her for complaining about it. 

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NC Restaurants Hit With DOL Suit Over Pooled Tips

Two North Carolina restaurants have, for four years, kept and pooled tips from front-of-house employees, while unlawfully distributing them to tip-ineligible, back-of-house employees in order to offset labor c... (more story)

Pa. Food Distributor Hit With Off-The-Clock Work Suit

A Philadelphia-based food distribution company failed to pay employees for mandatory work done before and after their shifts, a proposed class action alleges.

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1 Home Care Co. Axed From OT Rule Challenge

A home care company facing a U.S. Department of Labor suit over unpaid wages that is currently in the Sixth Circuit cannot stay in a case challenging an Obama-era rule expanding protections for home care worke... (more story)

Morgan Lewis Brings Back Employment Pro From Sidley

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is welcoming back an employment litigation partner who is also an Occupational Safety and Health Administration expert, from Sidley Austin LLP, the firm announced Friday.

Starbucks Hit With Another Suit Over Uniform Reimbursement

Starbucks employees sued the coffee giant in California federal court Thursday accusing it of refusing to reimburse them for hundreds of dollars they spent to buy apparel that comply with the company's new uni... (more story)

Workers Snag Partial Collective In Management Co. OT Suit

Three workers can proceed as a limited collective in their suit accusing a land management company of cheating them out of overtime pay, a Maryland federal judge ruled, saying that they failed to support their... (more story)

Temple Cancer Center Can't Escape Worker's OT Math Suit

A higher multiplier for overtime calculations for an orderly who earned both hourly pay and a flat bonus is necessary to meet the public policy requirements of Pennsylvania's minimum wage law, a federal judge ... (more story)